Permanent by David Cook (LIve)

[ranjan4makingfrend]

love u david cook..this is the best song of u...

[gingerbear7777]

This guy deffiently has my respect. Amazing doesn't even begin to describe him. RIP Adam.

[sethsakeeper]

its so beautiful.. but so painful.....I cry everytime I hear it....you can hear the love in his voice

[umystifyme18]

I remember standing there perfectly still with tears streaming down my face. It was poignant, heartfelt and real. It still is today. TY David for the gift you share with us everyday. It was an honor to meet you and a priviledge to be there to support you at your very first solo show. I will never forget this experience.

[MadHatterGeek]

This song gives me goosebumps, especially when he sings it live. I think we've all been there at some point, whether it's cancer-related or not. We've all wanted to take the place of someone who's going through hell, because sometimes the best people who get the worst of it. God bless everyone who arre fighting or have fought cancer before.

[softballrules469]

o my gosh i love david cook and hes such a rolemodel for me he is so awesome

thumbs up for this video and im about to crt just seeing him about to cry

[softballrules469]

o my gosh i love david cook and hes such a rolemodel for me he is so awesome

thumbs up for this video

[pweller5]

This was exactly 1 year ago today~ amazing song and man

[2Tru2MySeLf]

omg thts sad i feel for him ive never lost siblings from cancer... yet but with how hi it runs in my familiy at least one of us 4 will get it and this is y i like live proformances they r always more emotional

[charmedfover]

The emotion in his voice its overwhelming!!!!

[TheCookGirl1]

I could feel his emotion while he sang that song. I was nearly in tears. I love you David!

[dbunny9]

:( I can only imagine how hard it has to be to sing that song for him... <3

[DrKxxeLa]

its so sad it is obvious that he is having trouble singing this song cuz it reminds him of adam

[violentg6666]

he is amazing and its so sad he lost his brother..I still look back on the american idol concert and cant belive that i got to meet this wonderful man =) Ill never forget that

[cookhasmyheart]

i think he is crying already oh poor David i love this song soooooooooo much!

[xXxnicedudexXx]

u can see that he is ready to cry..

[armandobitt]

that's a really beautiful song!

and dhazzy.. good luck for you and your brother.. my best wishes!

[dhazzy]

There is so much emotion put into this song when he performs because he lost his brother to brain cancer. Definitely know where he's coming from. My brother had 3 brain tumors and 2 surgeries.

[95mudshovel]

dhazzy, we all wish your brother the best with his recovery.

[millymuffin456]

i love this song. its so well done, and i love the emotion he puts into it

[HasteTheDayNow]

goosebumps

[luvtheUSMC]

This song really hits home for me. I lost my grandparents 6 months apart from cancer. They both died at home with the family by their side. That had to be the single most difficult thing I have ever been through. I pray for everyone who has been affected my cancer.

[sethsakeeper]

Sing it for my mom and dad :*(

[hope830loveya]

i wish i could buy this song on itunes for his brother but my itunes isnt working and it pisses my off... =[ love him and this song!

[jbjbjobo]

This Is the saddest song i have ever heard.......... WE LOVE YOU ADAM AND DAVID!!

[sfaleena]

Very touching....I love this song...

[johci]

this is my favorite song from him, it's so honest.. i've listened so many times...

[arjuwan]

awesome guy!!! I love him

[wirelessjunkhead]

God bless the cook family.

[mahlittlerockstar]

*my

[mahlittlerockstar]

DAMN!! SOOOO GREEAAATTT!!!!

I was surprised cos im used to listening to the version in the album... woah... reminded me of me immortal..

[TeamNiley4Life]

omg I cant stop crying!! I love this song!!

[GMarieHB]

This song is such a beautiful and powerful expression of David Cook's love for his brother Adam who recently died after a 10 year struggle against brain cancer. David dedicated his performance of this song on the AI finale to his brother. You can buy the song as a Charity Single at Itunes. All the proceeds will be donated to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to finding a cure for brain cancer.

[Jx1106]

it's touching, very!!! God bless, David.

[iceleon25]

love this d.c song

[chloe538]

when he sings "I'm permanent" thats where i start crying... is this song being released? If so someone attempt to get it released in UK it will go down well in UK! xx

[nourie79]

love this song..love david cook...

[juakithox22]

weno el video

[mileyandjb4ever]

this is sooooo sad. i cry every time i hear this cuz of his brother!! my prayers are with david and rest in peace adam

[xwharj17x]

his voice gives me chills. in a good way.

[iel13]

i love you DAVID!

[aliciaverret78]

omg i love this song!!! Tears fall off my face everytime i listen to it!

[uralwaysbemybaby]

i cant stop crying..my thoughts and prayers are with u david...RIP ADAM.

[reinharv]

David lost his brother yesterday. He announced it today in Washington, DC after he ran to raise money for the Race For Hope.

[lmdrivas]

Beautiful. Just stunning.

[sjs7heaven]

**Weeping**I just want to give him a hug when I hear him sing this, and let him know it will be alright. I admire him for sharing his soul with us, such an emotional part of his life. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.S~

[BeckyPedenx]

i sorry for the guy !

[jonnygaughan]

shame about da sound quality..i luv dat song..sunch a powerful and moving song..a man david

[babydoc14]

God I love this song and this performance is AMAZING!!! Got tears!! Can't wait to see him perform it in KC!!!

[itznic333]

this is beautiful. im not sure i could keep it together if i saw him sing this live.

[hotrodjess]

nope. this is the only show ive been to of his and i dont believe in stalking people

[pweller5]

Absolutely beautiful....

[sourpatchkid249]

im so mad i cant attend any of his concerts near me. one is students only, and the other is already sold out. I went on ebay, but now tickets r selling for hundreds!!

[nickjonas4ever10]

went 2 his concert last night!♥

[itznic333]

same here! that students only thing is no fair!

[iheartDavidCook013]

He's just so humble. Like in the beginning, it looks like it is hard for him to sing the song, but he does it for all of his fans.

i LOVE YOU DAVID COOK!

[KallieKORUPTED]

This song gave me shivers when he started to sing and then the tears came.. he sings with such emotion.. its like omg.. Feel for you much!!!

We Love You!

xox

[o0ArcticFox0o]

*Sniffles* There's nothing more I can say. Dave is the best! He's just so sweet and amazingly adorable! :)

[rbdancr401]

i absolutely love this guy.... these lyrics are amazingly written, and its amazing that he can actually get through the song. when i found out i wasnt going to the concert, i cried for hourrrrssss.=,',',(

[zoetcutie]

this makes me cry...so pretty!

[lmwm2009]

i love everything about david.very emotional extremly heart warming.hes the best artist. and yum hes sexyyy!!!!!!

[divalabam111]

david cook, i ♥ you!

you sing with such emotion and your incredible tbh.!

every song i have listen to there is sooo much emotion

and when the songs are sung live

im just blown away

sometime you have to come to the Uk as we lovee you here ♥

[Sabrina12993]

i agree with all the other diehard cook fans...its sooo difficult to watch him sing this....you understand his pain.

I hate it, i wish there was something i could do.

[hotrodjess]

there is something you can do. you can support cancer research. thats the whole reason he puts himself through this for every show...to raise awareness.

[softballrules469]

@hotrodjess o my gosh i so agree

[ricsondevera]

this song is the best and david cook was the great singer he deserved to give a award keep on rocking..........

[LMM2856]

David Cook is beautiful inside and out. What a beautiful song. When he sings this you just feel his soul. I love his voice. This song deserves a Grammy. Absolutely amazing both on the record and live.

[Angelique1840]

You can easily see just how emotionally difficult it is for David to sing this song....He sings the song with so much conviction. He's amazing!

[horsegerbil]

This is so sad.

:-(

Poor Adam...

[lynsoulsings]

As a diehard fan of David Cook,  I know I am not alone in saying how painful it is to watch how painful it is for David to sing this song, if that makes sense. But as hard as it is for him to continue to sing this song publicly, he does so willingly in order to remind us and encourage us to help in the ongoing battle against cancer. I admire and respect him so much for this. Thank you for posting this video.

[randyboots]

i love this song so much

but i cant help but crying when hearing it live

just seeing the emotion in him, it makes me feel so bad for him and his brother

god bless

[davidcook24]

i love how powerful it gets!

[Lollapalooza7]

This song just BLEEDS human emotion. Love him. Always have. Always will. <3

[lauren23160]

i'm so freaking excited he's coming to my college in march and it's already sold out, but thank god my friend and i got our tickets the first day! yay! have i mentioned how freaking excited i am?! lol

[holly1435]

this is just such a beautiful song, the crowd just shuts up for it :) So effing beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

[lapdpopo]

David Archuleta should have won!

i hate David Cook!

[holly1435]

oh coem on get alife. how can you even say that? When hes singing this song? Stop hatin.

[davidcook24]

how could you say that?! david archuleta is good but you dont say that when he is singing this song. you deserve to be slapped.

[s1529jr1]

God he's beautiful

[rncoco]

I would LOVE to see him live in concert. Hopefully someday. He did this beautifully!

[coolthat83]

He is the best live singer I have ever seen.

I mean, he sings much much better than his own recordings, lol, if that makes sense.

Cookie, u make me love you more and more everyday!

[TDIDUNCANFAN100]

i luv him so much!!!! and i luv this song its so emotional and true!!!!! i luv u david and im sry!!!!!!

[Patricia42524]

Amazing! I Love This Song!

[fridayfc]

I'm glad everyone was silent for this song. Very emotional

[horsecraziegal]

IF ANY1 WENT, WERE THERE A LOT OF PPL? OMFG, I HOPE THERE WAS! I WANTED TO GO SO BAD BUT IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY!... xoxo lovely

[hotrodjess]

it was a sold out crowd of 350

[36frannie214]

Only someone who is very sensitive could perform that song like he does. You can really see how painful it is for him to sing it but he does it for his brother. I have a lot if respect for him as a man who has integrity.

[dcluvr21]

mmm...david ur SO effing amazing!! mwah mwah!!

[lula32123]

Thank you for this video. This is one of my favorite songs. David sings it with such passion, and from the bottom from his heart, and that's what makes it so emotional.

I am going to see him next week (Feb. 20) I'm SO excited, I can't even explain. But I have a question. For the venue I'm going to, it's also general admission. You had awesome seats. How much earlier did you get to the venue to get those spots? Reply back, if you can.

Again, thank you so much for this video, and your time.

[yomamma166]

I saw him a minute ago and the performance was like at 8 at night and we went there at 5 and got pretty good seats just to let you know he is SO SO SO amazing and guess what his brother has cancer and the song permanent was dedicated to his brother he has Brain cancer I feel really bad for him cause usally you don't live through brain cancer

[ladyandthetramp10]

WOW. AMAZING MUCH??!?!?!

He repeated the same lyric at the end of the second verse...

[sANDmDC]

how freaking amazing!!!!!! omg you were so close too woww! thanksss =]

[cadburymonkey]

LOVE IT !!! & LOVE DAVID <3

[EileenOttawa]

Totally Amazing ! This song (and this performance!) should go down in music history.

[vangie89]

you're my ultimate idol forever...love you...you're better than archuleta...

[MoniqueElizabeth0971]

He's not in his best performance... He sounds not quite well.

But I'm still your biggest fans...

Love ya D.

[plaisancepleasures]

Beautiful!

[jskaaa]

this is SO incredible.

i dont know what im going to do when i see this live. it's going to kill me.

thanks for posting, it's gorgeous!

[freshcong]

just Beautiful...

I love him!!

[davidcookrox92]

This song makes me cry everytime

[smacri]

I love him. I want to give him a big hug. :(

[cheng0613]

omg! he cried again?! that's so intense!

i love the part with the drums! great video! thanks!

[MCRthyHERO]

speechless...just wow.

[BurkesGirl]

I love this man and this song. It is amazing how honest his emotions are when he sings. I have so much respect for him as an artist and as a person. Thank you so much for posting this performance.  Thank you to to the fans who were there for their respect in staying quiet during this song.

[waterbender09]

If he did, please upload them. PLEASE include the banters PLEASE

THANKS

[waterbender09]

Did he perform all 12 songs?

[hotrodjess]

no, he didnt perform lie or time of my life

[ellabean21]

i'm so glad the crowd was silent. this song is so emotional, i tear up every time i hear it.

[picchick54]

David has a hard time finding the pitch when he starts this song almost every time. I still LOVE him and this wonderful band and wish I could see them all live.

[rainpetals]

Wow that was beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[CookieLove1983]

I love this song and can't wait to see him perform it in person.....such a powerful song!

[ktsleeve]

I was on the other side of the floor and it really was amazing how silent the crowd was from the very start. When the first notes of the piano sounded, this big/tall guy to the right of me says pretty loud "Permanent" and everyone fell quiet. Every other song was just raucus with everyone singing along and cheering. Everyone was having a verrrry good time partying during the rest of the show, so that even makes this all the more "wow." Such total respect for him as an artist.

[Dementor145]

Wow... All I want to say is thank you... You guys is the best crowd ever.... Dang I'm going soggy.

I hope when he did get here... The crowd is going to be just as awesome.... <3

[hotrodjess]

^david wrote it for his older brother adam who is battling a brain tumor

[vangie89]

ooohhhh.... very meaningful....it's really nice...

[artikaandelika]

wats the story behind this?

[emmabtvs]

man it hurts to watch this, my heart goes out to him, he's breaking up roght up front of us. Thank you for posting .  i'm in england so wouldn't get to see these if it wasn't for you. em x

[Musicizlife9]

messes up the 2nd verse but he's allowed to. had to be difficult to perform this. and as for the last note... epic.

[kanglum]

this song is so beautiful, but what really amazes me is that he can perform it live so well. i dont think i could.

[amdizzle44]

the silence for that song was fantastic. god, just sitting here watching it made me cry. i have no idea how i'm gonna handle it live in march....wow.

[debrakay23]

Thank you so much. This is so moving and so beautiful.

[becky43078]

I really appreciate how silent the audience was. I think people should be screaming there heads off and singing along during this song it is so profound and personal it just wont be right. BRAVO to the audience for soaking it up. you hear a pin drop

[snl891]

I was just going to say the same thing. It is GREAT to hear how silent it was. This isn't a "cheering and singing along" kind of song. It's the kind where the most respectful thing an audience member can do it stand quietly and soak it all in. And that seems to be exactly what everyone there did. So... keep it up guys! :)

aaaand this song <333

[Fan4LifeGB]

I can't hear this song too many times... thanks for posting.

[hotrodjess]

thanks guys i agree it really is a beautiful song. it has a much more profound impact when see live cuz you see the raw emotion. i dont know how david can make it through the song, much less do it 52 more times on this tour

[voxluce]

Music is cathartic. I think David sings, in large part, to deal with that big basket full of emotions we're all given as part of the package of being human. The experience for the listener is intense as David takes us right up to the rawness and the realness residing there, no smoothing over the rough spots. Powerful stuff and I'm grateful that David is willing to go there and share it with all of us.

[wehoscott]

And that is why David Cook is on his way to superstardom.

[POSCJunkie]

Beautiful.

[janesixtytwo]

So beautiful, so emotional ... yes, noticed that he really couldn't keep his eyes open very long - he's really feeling it when he sings it, and that is so incredibly touching. Thank you for posting this.

[mae77771230]

That was awesome. I heard American Idol people went. Did anyone see Carrie?

Beautiful song. He should win a grammy for this. With the story behind it, that is what helps.

[umystifyme18]

@mae77771230 Carrie was not there but Simon Fuller was. David pointed that out to us saying that "his boss" was there. Saw S sitting upstairs but I was downstairs in front of David...right where I wanted to be. Such an amazing and intimate show. He, Andy, Kyle, Neal and Joey all spent lots of time outside the venue before and after the show with all of us too. What a night to remember!

[FallsGonnaKillYa]

Beautiful~

[1texasfanhere]

WOW - just beautiful. I love this song, it was one of my favorites on the CD from the beginning.

[cbells88]

Wow. Talk about emotional. That's absolutely beautiful. He was holding back the tears in the beginning, for sure. Thank you!

[DowneyUnder]

Wow. Wow. That was so emotional. Oh my God, I ache for him watching this.

[rodnanerodnena]

That was a B4 belt on 2:29.

Hit and sustained!

amaaaazing!!

[OCgirliechick]

Yeah it's hard to understand how he could sing something that is so sad? His eyes were closed the whole time. What a voice! It's definetly from his heart

[rebootienyc]

And he had to wipe them on his sleeve...

[scandeliers]

Now that, my friends, is an act of love.

[rebootienyc]

Why does he torture himself like that? Don't get it, but I'll take it... I suppose it's good for new ears. *sigh* <333

[sraymond29]

I agree....it's so emotional for him, and for us. He wants us to go away "feeling" his performance and its hard not to be touched by this song, if not personally, but through his emotions. Stunning performance.

[rodnanerodnena]

tHANKS!!

great!!